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I've shimmed a lot of old truck starters in my career, but never for a mower starter. Glad you found a solution. It might be a good...

Is it part #12 in this diagram? Hard to tell with your pictures/

It takes a very tiny set of pin drills, and they are easy to break off. (I learned this the first time I tried) Often times, those tiny...

Some aftermarket carburetors run great, except they hunt and surge. They are set up a bit leaner from the factory in China. It can be a...

Hello 2muchgrass2mow, Common sense only exists among people who are too poor to be stupid. I was raised to give my best effort...

Hello Snapper 87, I have had the best luck with Acetone and ATF mixed 50/50. The Acetone leads the ATF deep down into the rust. It's...

These NIKKI style carburetors are not friendly to being opened up and explored without the main sealing gasket being replaced. They...

Locate the main fuse, pull it a reseat it a couple of times so it makes good contact. The pins typically corrode and create resistance...

It is an experiment at best, so be sparingly with whatever you add to the distilled water. Try the distilled water by itself first...

Hi ACF, Yep, I read that. 12V going to it does not mean it is working physically. I've had many that even "click" but would not open...

Hello the.doc, As ILENGINE mentioned, the head gasket is giving out on the pushrod side of the head. The head would need to be removed...

I have had to use air gap type spark testers on a few to get them up to max (SE) KV and prove it to the disbelieving customer several...

The replacement spindles typically have sealed bearing installed. The spindles need to be taken apart and the inner bearing seals...

Surging at low speed is most common with a possible air leak at the intake mounting gaskets, or the air bleed circuit machined into the...

The new carburetor could be the issue if it was from Amazon. It is likely not jetted correctly. Do not mess with the governor. The...